News
Former Ithaca Bank Branch Will Provide Shelter for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness this Winter
|
Former bank branch is planned to be refurbished into an emergency cold-weather shelter under New York State’s Code Blue program.
Arts & Culture
Against Mark Rober Vigilantism
|
An unforgettable quote from a very forgettable movie: “Batman is a fascist!” DC’s latest Blue Beetle rides the wave of tokenist superhero films meant to vacuously pander to some corporate misconception of progressivism — yes, us progressives love cookie-cutter, AI-written afterthought action flicks so long as they promote BIPOC cultures in the same way that a NatGeo documentary promotes endangered birds. It’s reminiscent of that sentiment many Asian Americans felt from Crazy Rich Asians; it is the prerogative of out-of-touch Hollywood execs who want to cash in on the fact that they know about Hawker stalls from white people who don’t.
That deliberately outrageous quip, though, should provoke a sympathetic response from any sincere liberationist. Who does Batman think he is? Did Spider-Man just throw a manhole at a homeless shoplifter down on his luck? I’m reminded of that thing filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu said: “I see heroes every day.
News
Ithacans Express Their Key Issues Ahead of Election Day
|
Ahead of Ithaca’s upcoming legislative elections on Tuesday, Nov. 7, The Sun spoke to residents from all five of the City’s Wards to hear which issues will guide their votes.
News
Republican Common Council Candidate Zach Winn Centers Crime, Poverty in Campaign
|
Republican Common Council challenger Zach Winn aims to address increasing poverty and homelessness.
Science
Biden Admin Taps Bobby Watts ’81 to Tackle Homeless Health Care Solutions
|
To mitigate the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable communities, the Biden administration created a COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force — and recruited G. Robert “Bobby” Watts ’81, a health administrator and epidemiologist.
alpha phi omega
Students Knit Clothes to Benefit Local Ithacans One Stitch at a Time
|
The extreme weather and wind chill that swept Ithaca last week emphasized problems for homeless individuals in the Ithaca community — and so Cornell’s co-ed service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega has once again continued a project where students knit free clothes for the people in need.
Housing
Ithaca Needs More Affordable Housing, Local Activists Say
|
“The number one cause of homelessness is lack of affordable housing,” said panelist Mark Horvath.
Off Campus
Ithaca Mayor Endorses Legislation to Reduce Local Homelessness
|
The Home Stability Support Program would provide statewide rental subsidies to 80,000 households — including 150,000 children — that are on the brink of homelessness despite being eligible for public assistance, said Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-28), chair of the Assembly Social Services Committee, at a press conference.